Introduction..What do you think

nonrenewable resources are?

Break it down...

Nonrenewable?

Resource?

NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES

A nonrenewable resource is a natural resource that cannot be re-made or re-grown at a scale comparable to its consumption.

NUCLEAR ENERGYNuclear fission uses uranium to create

energy.

Nuclear energy is a nonrenewable

resource because once the uranium is

used, it is gone!

COAL, PETROLEUM, AND GASCoal, petroleum, and

natural gas are considered

nonrenewable because they can not be replenished in a

short period of time. These are called

fossil fuels.

HOW IS COAL MADE ???

HOW ARE OIL AND GAS MADE ???

WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COAL AND OIL/GAS?

....If nonrenewable

resources are resources that cannot be re-made at a scale

comparable to its consumption, what are renewable resources?

RENEWABLE RESOURCES

Renewable resources are natural resources that can be replenished in a short period of time.

● Solar ● Geothermal● Wind ● Biomass● Water

SOLAR

Energy from the sun.

Why is energy from the sun renewable?

GEOTHERMAL

Energy from Earth’s heat.

Why is energy from the heat of the Earth renewable?

WINDEnergy from

the wind.

Why is energy from

the wind renewable?

BIOMASSEnergy from

burning organic or living matter.

Why is energy from biomass renewable?

WATER or HYDROELECTRICEnergy from the

flow of water.

Why is energy of flowing water

renewable?